...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....

17.10.12

[VOD & News] “Cloud Atlas” Movie Screening Giveaway (San Francisco).

“Cloud Atlas,” an independent film written and directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski (best known for their work on the “Matrix” trilogy and “Speed Racer”) and Tom Twyker (the director/writer of “Run Lola Run”), is coming to San Francisco for an exclusive screening.

The film, an adaptation of David Mitchell’s book of the same name, is “a powerful and epic drama that explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another through the past, present, and future.”

Doona Bae, the South Korean actress, is part of an all-star cast that includes Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, and many others. Doona Bae is best known internationally for her role as the protagonist’s political activist girlfriend, Cha Young-mi, in the film “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance” (2002) and as archer Park Nam-ju in “The Host” (2006). Her most recent Korean dramas include “How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor” (2007), Master of Study (2010), and Gloria (2010). Check out Soompi’s Doona Bae forum thread, the Doona Bae tag, or her website to learn more.

The screening will take place on Thursday, October 25, 2012, at the AMC Metreon 16 theater in San Francisco.